New Research Explains Why Children Get Easily Distracted

Kids are known for jumping from one thing to the next, even when they’re supposed to stay focused, but a new study suggests that behavior doesn’t owe to curiosity alone.

Scientists say children’s working memory just isn’t developed enough to help them stay locked in on a single task. For the study, they forced adult...

The Way A Man Loses Weight Matters To His Fertility, Review Says

Losing weight is considered one way to improve male fertility, but how guys drop pounds also matters, a new evidence review says.

Men who lost weight through diet and exercise did wind up with better sperm quality, even with modest weight loss, researchers recently reported in the journal Human Reproduction Update.

However, ...

AI-Guided Sperm Analysis Results In First Successful Pregnancy

The first successful pregnancy has occurred using sperm gathered with advanced artificial intelligence (AI), researchers say.

The fertility team used AI to scan the male partner’s semen sample for two viable sperm, which were then used to create two embryos and start a pregnancy, researchers recently reported in The Lancet.<...

Remote Health Monitoring Increases Doctors' Ability To See More Patients

Health care has been revolutionized by devices that can remotely monitor people’s vital signs, allowing doctors to keep tabs on things like blood pressure between office visits.

Such monitoring might also help people more easily see a family doctor, a new study says.

Practices that adopt remote monitoring technology can treat m...

Intermittent Fasting Doesn't Affect Mental Ability, Review Finds

Intermittent fasting shouldn’t dull an adult’s ability to think, remember and problem-solve, a new evidence review says.

Mental abilities like memory recall, decision making and responsiveness aren’t hampered by skipping a meal or fasting for a half-day, according to an analysis published Nov. 3 in the journal Psychol...